The Developing Reading Skills
Tasks
for
Pleasure
Seasons And Weather
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2. Write which season of the following sentences describe.
1. It is very cold, slippery and frosty._______________________
2. It often rains, the leaves fall from the trees._____________________
3. It is usually hot and sunny and we often go to the river.____________________
4. There are lots of flowers. It is often sunny, but sometimes it rains.____________
5. The warm wind blows and the birds come back from warm countries._________
6. It often snows and we can make a snowman._____________________________
7. The days are long, the nights are short. Children don’t go to school.__________
8. People gather fruits and vegetables._____________________
3.Look at the pictures and put the months from the list in the correct in the correct place in the correct order.
February, June, March, August, April, September, May,
January, October, December, November, July
4. Read about Anna’s favourite season, and do the tasks below.
Winter Is Here
Winter is a wonderful season. It is my favourite season because it is snowy and everything looks like in a fairy-tale.
The weather is usually snowy and frosty in winter. Sometimes it is foggy. The trees, streets and houses are white with snow. Some animals sleep in winter. There are no leaves on the trees and there aren’t any flowers.
I spend a lot of time outdoor in winter. I like to do lots of things. I like to ski and to skate. When it snows, my friends and I play snowballs and make a snowman. Sometimes we go to the skating ring to play hockey.
I love winter. It makes me feel happy and energetic.
5.Look at the drawings and fill in the gaps.
It’s 1) ________ frosty __________ and 2) ___________
in winter. It often 3) __________ and it sometimes
4) _________________. In summer, it is usually 5) _______________ and 6) __________________ . It is never cold, but it is sometimes 7)____________________ .
9.Complete the table.
Christmas Day, summer, the weekend, my birthday, Easter, September, holiday, Christmas, autumn, January, Mother’s Day.
In ______________________________________________________________ At______________________________________________________________ On_____________________________________________________________
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e.g. In winter I make a snow castle with my friends.
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• favourite season – beautiful, fantastic;
• weather and nature – hot, sun shines, sunny, aren’t clouds, trees, green leaves, birds sing, warm sea;
• activities – go on holiday, swim, make sand-castles, go on picnic, ride my bike;
• feelings – feel happy, relaxed, energetic.
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3.Read the text and mark the sentences true (T) or false (F).
3. Andriy’s favourite football-player is Frank Lempard.
4. Andriy Shevchenko is the greatest sportsman in our country.
5. The posters of Andriy’s favourite sportsman are on the walls in his room.
6.Describe what are people are doing, as in the example.
7.Read the text and write questions to the underlined sentences.
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e.g. You can play basketball on a basketball court.
1. on/tennis court a) football
2. in/swimming pool b) do judo
3. in/yard c) tennis
4. at/stadium d) swim
5.in/gym e) play snowballs
Every Life
1. Match the words to the pictures.
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6 . a) Match the opposites in the list with adjectives in the box.
busy, sad, ugly, horrible, early, old |
7. Add the prepositions and put the words in the correct column.
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8. Write the Past Simple of the following verbs.
1. sleep __________ 5. can ____________ 9. play __________
2. go ____________ 6. listen __________ 10. run _________
3. have ___________ 7. walk ___________ 11.swim ________
4. watch __________ 8. do _____________ 12. visit ________
Plan Paragraph 1: introduce yourself… (your name/age/where you live) Paragraph 2: in the morning… (get up/have a shower/have breakfast/go to school/ etc.) Paragraph 3: in the afternoon…(come home from school/have lunch/go for a walk/do your homework/etc.) Paragraph 4: in the evening…(have supper/watch TV/read a book/go to bed/ etc.) |